Amorpha fruticosa L.
desert false indigo
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Synonyms:
Amorpha fruticosa L.
AMAN2
Amorpha angustifolia (Pursh) Boynt.
AMBU2
Amorpha bushii Rydb.
AMCR3
Amorpha croceolanata P.W. Watson
AMCU4
Amorpha curtissii Rydb.
AMDE3
Amorpha dewinkeleri Small
AMFRA
Amorpha fruticosa L. var. angustifolia Pursh
AMFRC
Amorpha fruticosa L. var. croceolanata (P.W. Watson) P.W. Watson ex Mouillef.
AMFRE
Amorpha fruticosa L. var. emarginata Pursh
AMFRO2
Amorpha fruticosa L. var. oblongifolia Palmer
AMFRO
Amorpha fruticosa L. var. occidentalis (Abrams) Kearney & Peebles
AMFRT
Amorpha fruticosa L. var. tennesseensis (Shuttlw. ex Kunze) Palmer
AMOC
Amorpha occidentalis Abrams
AMOCA
Amorpha occidentalis Abrams var. arizonica (Rydb.) Palmer
AMOCE
Amorpha occidentalis Abrams var. emarginata (Pursh) Palmer
AMTE7
Amorpha tennesseensis Shuttlw. ex Kunze
AMVI3
Amorpha virgata Small
Distribution:
Amorpha fruticosa L.
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USA (AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY ), CAN (MB, NB, ON, QC)
Related Taxa:
Amorpha fruticosa L.
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236 genera in Fabaceae ,
14 species in Amorpha
Classification:
Amorpha fruticosa L.
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Noxious Weed Information:
Amorpha fruticosa L.
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Federal and State Noxious Weeds .
Connecticut :
false indigo
Potentially invasive, banned
Washington :
indigobush
Class B noxious weed
indigobush, lead plant
Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine
U.S. Weed Information:
Amorpha fruticosa L.
false indigo
indigobush
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
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State noxious weed lists for 46 states .
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Amorpha fruticosa L.
Nat. Ind.
Reg. 1
Reg. 2
Reg. 3
Reg. 4
Reg. 5
Reg. 6
Reg. 7
Reg. 8
Reg. 9
Reg. 0
Reg. A
Reg. C
Reg. H
FAC,OBL
FACW
FACW
FACW+
FACW
OBL
FACW
FACW+
FACW
FACW
FAC*
NO
NO
NO
Amorpha croceolanata :
Nat. Ind.
Reg. 1
Reg. 2
Reg. 3
Reg. 4
Reg. 5
Reg. 6
Reg. 7
Reg. 8
Reg. 9
Reg. 0
Reg. A
Reg. C
Reg. H
FACU-,FACU
NO
FACU
FACU-
NO
NO
NI
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Wildlife Habitat Values:
Amorpha fruticosa L.
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
Source
Large Mammals Food
Large Mammals Cover
Small Mammals Food
Small Mammals Cover
Water Birds Food
Water Birds Cover
Terrestrial Birds Food
Terrestrial Birds Cover
Gee
Low
Wildlife Habitat Values
Wildlife
Habitat Values
Gee, K.L., M.D. Porter, S. Demarais, F.C. Bryant, and G.V. Vreede. 1994. White-tailed deer: Their foods and management in the Cross Timbers . Ardmore.
More Accounts and Images:
Amorpha fruticosa L.
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View species account , photographs , and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25368.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
Related Web Sites:
Amorpha fruticosa L.
CA-California Native Plant Link Exchange
CT-Connecticut Botanical Society
International Legume Database Information System
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
MO-Missouri Plants
NC-Horticultural Shrubs (NCSU)
NC-Native Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)
OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery
OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey
Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet)
TN-Tennessee Valley Authority
Texas A&M: Vascular Plant Image Gallery
USDI GS-Aquatic and Wetland Plants of the Northern Great Plains
VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology
WA-NonNative Freshwater Plants